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Panicked Patrons Flee Following Fight, Bogus 'Shots Fired' Report At Paramus Carnival Panicked Patrons Flee Following Fight, Bogus 'Shots Fired' Report At Paramus Carnival
Panicked Patrons Flee Following Fight, Bogus 'Shots Fired' Report At Paramus Carnival UPDATE: An anxious carnival-goer triggered what became a false report of shots fired at a police-sponsored anti-drug event in Paramus over the weekend. Two men -- one of them an off-duty police officer -- got into an argument around 7 p.m. Saturday at the L.E.A.D. carnival on the grounds of the Westfield Garden State Plaza off Route 17, a source with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. Witnesses said punches were thrown. Someone then noticed that the officer was armed, heard balloons popping from a water game and called 911 to report shots fired, he said. Several other patr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Victim, 38, Struck, Killed Outside Satin Dolls UPDATE: Victim, 38, Struck, Killed Outside Satin Dolls
Update: Victim, 38, Struck, Killed Outside Satin Dolls Five Ridgefield Park men – two of them brothers -- are charged with beating a Fair Lawn man outside the Satin Dolls nightclub in Lodi and then dumping him onto Route 17, where he was struck and killed. Adrian Hoti, 23, and Fero Hoti, 24, along with Kevin Agudelo and Christian Reyes, both 22, and Julio Pena, 23, are all charged with aggravated manslaughter showing "extreme indifference to human life" and endangering an injured victim. The quintet apparently got into a dispute with Marko Guberovic, 38, while waiting for dancers to leave the club -- made famous as the "Bada Bing" in the legen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEE ANYTHING? Police Probe Cause Of Tractor-Trailer Crash That Sent 2 To Hospital, Closed Rt 17 SEE ANYTHING? Police Probe Cause Of Tractor-Trailer Crash That Sent 2 To Hospital, Closed Rt 17
SEE Anything? Police Probe Cause Of Tractor-Trailer Crash That Sent 2 To Hospital, Closed Rt 17 UPDATE: Police were reviewing area surveillance video and witness statements to determine why a tractor-trailer tipped and spilled a load of drywall onto Route 17, sending two people to the hospital before dawn Monday. Route 17 between Allendale and Upper Saddle River remained first fully and then partially closed until 8:30 a.m., roughly 4½ hours after the crash. The rig struck a median on the northbound side, keeled over and spilled the trailer’s contents onto both sides of the highway between Pleasant Avenue and East Allendale Road around 4 a.m., Upper Saddle River Police Chief Patrick …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NAILED: Police Capture Thieves Who Targeted Tri-State Ulta Beauty Stores NAILED: Police Capture Thieves Who Targeted Tri-State Ulta Beauty Stores
Nailed: Police Capture Thieves Who Targeted Tri-State Ulta Beauty Stores A reasoned hunch paid off when Maywood police who staked out Bergen Town Center captured four members of a tri-state retail theft ring moments after they’d swiped thousands of dollars worth of perfume from an Ulta store in Ramsey. The crew was believed responsible for a spree at Ulta stores in New Jersey, New Jersey and Connecticut -- including at the Wayne Town Center -- over the past several weeks, authorities said. The quartet had just struck at the Interstate Shopping Center off Route 17 on Thursday when Maywood Detective Sgt. William Phayre headed to the Ulta store at Bergen Town Cente…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HEROES: Police Rescue Victims After SUV Rolls Off Route 17 Onto Railroad Bed HEROES: Police Rescue Victims After SUV Rolls Off Route 17 Onto Railroad Bed
Heroes: Police Rescue Victims After SUV Rolls Off Route 17 Onto Railroad Bed Police rescued the occupants of an SUV that rolled 50 yards off Route 17 into a ditch next to railroad tracks in Carlstadt. Both refused medical attention after the Sunday afternoon crash, Detective Sgt. John Cleary said. Officers Felix D’Amico and William Pangaro, who found both residents trapped, got them out with help from their colleagues from Wood-Ridge and East Rutherford, he said. New Jersey Transit temporarily suspended service while the victims were tended to by the Carlstadt Volunteer Ambulance Corps and the vehicle was removed by Nick’s Towing, the sergeant said. New Jersey T…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Rutgers Grads Bring Popular Mexican Eatery 'Tacoria' To Bergen County Rutgers Grads Bring Popular Mexican Eatery 'Tacoria' To Bergen County
Rutgers Grads Bring Popular Mexican Eatery 'Tacoria' To Bergen County A popular New Jersey Mexican eatery run by a pair of Rutgers University graduates is coming to Paramus. Tacoria will be located inside of the Paramus Crossroads shopping center on the southbound side of Route 17. The eatery is expected to open this month or next. Other restaurants in the plaza include Jersey Mike's, Mamoun's Falafel and Urban Bricks. Tacoria is a build-your-own concept. Customers choose a base (salad, taco, burrito, nachos), a protein and side such, as Mexican street corn, chips and guac or avocado. View this post on Instagram …

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by Cecilia Levine
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No, They're Not Repaving Route 17: Truck Keels, Macadam Spills No, They're Not Repaving Route 17: Truck Keels, Macadam Spills
No, They're Not Repaving Route 17: Truck Keels, Macadam Spills A dump truck spilled macadam onto a Route 17 exit and entrance ramp Saturday morning. The driver got out OK after the mishap at the southbound exit in Allendale around 9:45 a.m. A heavy duty wrecker was needed to right and remove the truck, as well as equipment, shovels -- and brooms -- to clean up the mess. The ramp off and onto Route 17 at East Allendale Avenue was closed for the time being. Bergen County sheriff's officers joined Allendale police and firefighters and state DOT workers at the scene.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Two Hospitalized In Route 17 Pileup Two Hospitalized In Route 17 Pileup
Two Hospitalized In Route 17 Pileup UPDATE: A chain-reaction crash on Route 17 Friday afternoon sent two people to the hospital. Taken to Hackensack University Medical Center were two drivers -- one 32 out of Clifton, the other 57 out of North Arlington -- following the crash on the northbound highway in Hasbrouck Heights shortly after noon. Borough firefighters extricated one of them (see photos). The first vehicle, driven by a 62-year-old Rutherford resident, hit another, sending it into two more vehicles and a tractor-trailer just north of Franklin Avenue, authorities said. A Jeep was among the badly damaged vehicle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ: Hasbrouck Heights Used Car Dealer Pays $60,000 To Settle Consumer Protection Case NJ: Hasbrouck Heights Used Car Dealer Pays $60,000 To Settle Consumer Protection Case
NJ: Hasbrouck Heights Used Car Dealer Pays $60,000 To Settle Consumer Protection Case A Bergen County used car dealer is paying $60,000 to resolve violations of state consumer protection laws, authorities said. The state Division of Consumers had accused Bridge Auto Group in Hasbrouck Heights with: failing to include the mandatory disclosure language in advertisements; misrepresenting its Better Business Bureau and Yelp ratings on the company’s website; failing to disclose prior damage to its used vehicles when such information was known our should have been known by the dealership; charging consumers for pre-delivery services, including dealer preparation fees, without ite…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Two Seriously Injured In Route 17 Pileup Two Seriously Injured In Route 17 Pileup
Two Seriously Injured In Route 17 Pileup Three people were injured, two seriously, in a multi-vehicle crash Saturday morning on Route 17. Detectives were investigating the possibility that one of the drivers may have been under the influence of drugs after they found a crack pipe in her car. Firefighters had to extricate victims shortly after 8:30 a.m. crash on the highway’s southbound side in front of Starbucks in Ridgewood. At least four vehicles were involved in the crash on southbound Route 17 in Ridgewood.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE The wreckage and large debris field left only one lane passable. All lanes were reopen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Packed Garbage Truck Tips On Route 17 Ramp Packed Garbage Truck Tips On Route 17 Ramp
Packed Garbage Truck Tips On Route 17 Ramp A fully loaded garbage truck tipped over on a Route 17 exit ramp late Wednesday morning. The driver was hospitalized with back and neck injuries after climbing from the rig, which rolled onto its side on the ramp from southbound Route 17 onto eastbound Linwood Avenue in Ridgewood by the Stop & Shop at the Paramus border shortly after 11 a.m. Ridgewood police, firefighters and EMS were joined by Paramus police. A heavy duty wrecker righted and removed the truck and a DPW crew cleaned up the mess. The ramp was reopened shortly after 2 p.m. Route 17 ramp to Linwood Avenue in Ridgewo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Paramus Burger Joint 'The Fireplace' Reopening This Week Paramus Burger Joint 'The Fireplace' Reopening This Week
Paramus Burger Joint 'The Fireplace' Reopening This Week The Fireplace in Paramus will reopen this week after nearly two months of being closed. The Route 17 burger icon is holding a reopening Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. The restaurant closed temporarily in early July due to COVID-19. The restaurant will open with drive-thru service, curbside pickup, as well as indoor and outdoor dining. We will be re-opening Tuesday Sept 22 at 11:30 am with drive-thru, curbside pickup, indoor and outdoor dining. Help us... Posted by The Fireplace on Saturday, September 19, 2020 "The Fireplace" is urging customers to download their app for iPhone or Android fro…

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by Cecilia Levine